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Section 703 Transportation Equipment
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To ensure the safety of all people using, maintaining and inspecting elevators, escalators and similar building transportation equipment inside or outside of buildings.
Building transportation equipment installations for access into, within and outside of buildings shall provide for the safe movement of all people and the safety of maintenance and inspection personnel.
Building transportation equipment shall:
- Move people safely when starting, stopping, accelerating, decelerating or changing direction of travel, and hold the rated loads.
- Be constructed to avoid the likelihood of people falling, tripping, becoming caught and coming in contact with sharp edges or projections under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use.
- Be guided and have sufficient running clearances.
- Have controls to stop and prevent restarting in the event of activation of a safety device.
- Be capable of being isolated for inspection, testing and maintenance.
- Have adequate lighting and ventilation during normal conditions or upon loss of normal power.
Elevators shall be designed and constructed to provide:
- A means of communication for trapped passengers in stalled elevators.
- Emergency recall operation that discharges passengers at the required designated or alternate landing in the event of a fire emergency.
- Emergency in-car operation for fire-fighting and rescue operations.
- An environment that ensures the safe operation of the equipment for the anticipated use or application.
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